Testurteil: "9/10"
Test: Einzeltest: Cooler Master CM 690 II Case
Zitat: While the original CM 690 is still available for just shy of £70, the Cooler Master 690 II Advanced does a lot to justify its extra £20. The vast amount of customisation and flexibility when it comes to cooling (supporting up to ten fans, or six and two dual 120mm radiators) is almost unrivalled. The radiator support is a particular surprise given the modest dimensions and lack of modding required to fit them. Extra additions, such as the exterior hot-swap hard disk mount, 2.5in/1.8in adapter tray and card retention bracket are all welcome additions too, as is the painted interior. The Cooler Master 690 II Advanced itself is supremely well put together, an increasingly common trait from Cooler Master, and feels wonderfully solid both inside and out. The interior is well laid out as well, with excellent cable routeing options thanks to generous room behind the motherboard tray and plenty of pre-cut cable routing holes. The tool-less drive fittings are all more than up to the task, and are suitably easy to use too. As we said, the only major issue we have with the Cooler Master 690 II Advanced is its stock cooling, where it lacks the out the box grunt to allow it to compete with its similarly priced competition. However, the trade-off is an excellent level of quietness, and the fact that you can easily add extra fans. A quiet 120mm in the side panel would sort out graphics card airflow, for example. Despite the poor default cooling then, the Cooler Master 690 II Advanced is an extremely capable chassis, with plenty of room for you to stamp your own mark on it. With its excellent build quality, plenty of attention to detail and unique additions that are the icing on the cake, the Cooler Master 690 II Advanced is a very tempting purchase. It might not blow the competition away [groan – Ed], but this is a quality bit of kit that we’d be happy to have sat on our desk.